WHAT’S THE POINT OF OUR GAME?

Twitter king @oldfirmfacts1 from glasgowlive.co.uk answers the ultimate Scottish football question... “WHAT’S the point of Scottish football?” That was the question posed by The Times (no, me neither) on Thursday.

It’s a good question and there will no doubt be other responses that focus on attendances, emerging talent and Celtic’s dynamic, attacking play. That’s all well and good – but there’s more to it than that. So, what’s the point? The point is Scotland’s best striker sitting on the bench munching a Tunnock’s teacake.

The point is asking a bevvied OAP dressed like your mum’s pal Brenda to perform the Scottish Cup fifth-round draw.

The point is resigning from Rangers then not resigning from Rangers then being told: “Aye mate, you’ve definitely resigned.”

The point is Mark McGhee demanding that you “get that tae fu”.

The point is McGhee confirming that he has no interest in the Celtic job when no one had mentioned his name in connection with the Celtic job.

The point is Rangers fielding a defender who developed his stamina by fleeing packs of velociraptors as a child.

The point is Jim White’s voice cracking on Helicopter Sunday.

The point is Jim White’s voice cracking on Administration Monday. The point is: “The old hair died. It’s new hair.” The point is reacting to a manager using a laptop like Jane Austen being confronted with a selfie stick.

The point is Partick Thistle asking Lisa Simpson to take time out from a three-day crystal meth binge and draw a self-portrait.

The point is a man called ‘Bomber’ standing outside Ibrox shouting about title deeds.

The point is being an adult man and angrily confronting teenage girls working in Sports Direct as part of a protest against a billionaire.

The point is the Celtic captain slumped against a wall munching a kebab four days before a cup final.

The point is saying: “They’ve got an interim manager in now so I’m not expecting much patter from Rangers until.. HANG ON, HE JUST DID A HANDSTAND.”

The point is a club who once paid £12million for a striker not being able to afford £40 for a face painter.

The point is ‘Official Neil Lennon® Calendar 2014’.

The point is Kirk Broadfoot being injured by an egg after being outwitted by a microwave. The point is: “Are we human or are we Saltcoats?” The point is a 15-year-old staring a Rangers striker in the face and telling him he’s “s***e” while munching a sausage supper. The point is signing Scott Allan purely for patter. The point is Terry Butcher being paid actual money into an actual bank account for uttering sentences like: “It was probably two pints of milky, two pints of eh, cre... ah, top cream milk or something I don’t know“on national television.

The point is Shettleston’s goalkeeper being sent off for peeing behind the goal. The point is: “Same old Alloa, always cheating.” The point is St Mirren’s 36-year-old captain spearing a team-mate with a pole.

The point is not taking it too seriously and having a laugh at those who do.

The point is on one weekend a Dumbarton player leaving the pitch with a bloody nose after fighting with his own team-mate, someone deciding that Hibs v Ayr United is an appropriate occasion on which to propose to their partner, and photos doing the rounds of a Rangers fan sat in the stand eating Coco Pops out of the box.

That’s the point.